2. From day one we see you as creative musical practitioners - we want to hear and see what you’ve made and help you to make it better We get you looking at the social, political and economic contexts of music practice to find different approaches to making and distributing music Sound and music are just part of a media network that includes games, video, the web, mobile, interactive media, animation, film, graphics and photography CSM helps you to find ways of turning this diversity to your advantage - we want you to understand your market and help you to start building a career in music
3. Music is one of the most competitive media industries and in the networked world, establishing a career in music has never been so challenging It’s also never been so exciting
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5. Year Semester 1 Semester 2 1 Music and Sound, Experimentation, Technology & Performance Music Practice 1 Music Practice 2 Musicology 1 Music Practice 3 Music Practice 4 Musicology 2 2 Music, Media & Business Music Practice 5 Music and Media Musicology 3 Music Practice 6 Music and Business Dissertation Preparation 3 Negotiated Projects Final Major Project Part 1 Dissertation Final Major Project Part 2
6. Year One Semester 1 Creative Music Practice Instrument Design Electronics Interface Design Improvisation Experimental Composition Sonic Art Live Sound Recording Live Sound Logic Ableton Live Pro Tools MAX / MSP Experimental Musicology
7. Year One Semester 2 Creative Music Practice Composition Studio Practice Recording Editing Mixing Mastering Performance Sound and Image MAX/MSP/Jitter ArKaos Sonic Culture Political Economy
8. Year Two Semester 1 Music and Media Online Mobile Video Game Audio Installation Graphic Design Photography Camera Lights Video Editing/Post-Production Final Cut After Effects Flash Photoshop AudioVisual Culture
9. Year Two Semester 1 Creative Music Practice Global Traditions Technology Recording Performance Advanced Studio Practice Pro Tools MAX / MSP AudioVisual Culture
10. Year Two Semester 2 Music and Business Intellectual Property Distribution Marketing & PR Online Strategies / Web Design Enterprise Entrepreneurship Professional Placement Live Brief Dissertation Preparation Research Methodologies
11. Year Two Semester 2 Creative Music Practice Live Events Touring A&R Community Music Production Planning Professional Placement Live Brief Dissertation Preparation Research Methodologies
12. Year Three Semester 1 Final Major Project Part One Production Music AudioVisual Software / Interactive Installation Online Dissertation
13. Year Three Semester 2 Final Major Project Part Two Performance and Distribution Public performance Exhibition Screening Interactive demo / workshop Webcast Portfolio Development Distribution
14. Facilities 4 Sound recording studios Pre-prodcution suites Media lab Mobile recording Film Studios Dubbing Suites Photographic Studios and Dark Rooms Software Pro Tools Logic Pro Max/MSP Ableton Live Flash Final Cut After Effects Dreamweaver Photoshop
15. Where next? Music Performance Music Composition Sonic / New Media Arts Music Production Music Video Production Music/Composition for Film Interactive Media and Games Sound Engineering Radio and Online Music Distribution Music Marketing and Management Independent Music Business (Labels, Publishing and Agency) Community Music Music Education Consultancy for Digital Music Futures (Property and Rights) Postgraduate study (Creative Music Practice MA/MFA course at the University of Wales, Newport)
